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The fire started Monday near Mount Bromo in East Java, one of Indonesia's most visited tourist destinations but now closed until further notice.
Officials from the East Java Provincial Disaster Management Agency fill a drone’s water tank to battle a wildfire in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park near Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, East Java, on August 6, 2026. (AFP/Juni Kriswanto)
The authorities battled Friday to contain a wildfire that has swept through Mount Bromo National Park in Java, destroying more than 120 hectares as the country braces itself for an extreme El Nino-fueled dry season.The fire started Monday near Mount Bromo in East Java, one of Indonesia's most visited tourist destinations but now closed until further notice.
